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Grass Lake Elementary School

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Grass Lake Elementary School ranks 226 th of 1138 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

226^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,138 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Grass Lake Elementary School in Kent, Washington, serves 337 students in prekindergarten through fifth grade in an area near elementary schools in the Kent, Tahoma, and Auburn districts. It ranks in the 80th statewide percentile, placing it among the stronger elementary schools in Washington and well above the 41st-percentile standing of the Kent School District. The school’s 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 15.7:1, and 34.42% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academic results are a major strength. In 2025–2026, 66.50% of students met expectations in English language arts, 64.53% in math, and 57.14% in science. Those results exceeded both Kent and Washington averages, with the largest advantage in math: Grass Lake was more than 30 percentage points above the district. Among nearby Kent schools, it led in ELA and math, ahead of Sawyer Woods Elementary School, Crestwood Elementary School, Covington Elementary School, and others. It also outperformed Lake View Elementary School in the nearby Auburn district. Compared with schools in the higher-ranked Tahoma School District, Grass Lake was competitive in ELA and math, though it trailed Glacier Park Elementary, Rock Creek Elementary, and Lake Wilderness Elementary more clearly in science.

Math has been especially consistent, staying near 64%–66% over four years, while ELA improved to 66.50% after a one-year decline. Science remains above state and district averages but has fallen from 74.63% in 2023–2024. Fifth grade is the clearest area to watch: its ELA and math results trail third and fourth grade. Grass Lake’s English-learner effectiveness ranking reached the 97th percentile statewide, a standout result. Special education performance also improved sharply to the 64th percentile, although continued progress would be encouraging. Overall, the school combines strong achievement with moderate class size and spending that is not among the highest of nearby schools.

337

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,745

Per pupil spending ?

34.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

90.7%

Kindergartners complete for all required immunizations (2025-26)

Exemptions: 4.7% (any vaccine)

28700 191st Place SE
Kent, WA 98042-5409

(253) 373-7661

District: Kent School District

Students who attend Grass Lake Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Cedar Heights Middle School
High:	Kentlake High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.5%

Hispanic:

19.0%

Asian:

11.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 94th percentile in 2016 → 80th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Washington average (64% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of Washington elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Kent School District

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school64%

District avg39%

Washington avg48%

226^th of 1,138

Washington public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▼ down 14 pts since 2016

From top 6% (2016) to top 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 29Elementary Schools in the Kent School District

141^st of 238Kent School District among Washington districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	79.3	226 of 1138	80.1%	★★★★☆
2025	74.2	269 of 1160	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	83.1	190 of 1168	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	82.8	193 of 1169	83.5%	★★★★☆
2022	86.7	146 of 1169	87.5%	★★★★☆
2021	86.0	148 of 1107	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	85.5	137 of 1130	87.9%	★★★★☆
2018	83.9	150 of 1054	85.8%	★★★★☆
2017	88.6	100 of 1056	90.5%	★★★★★
2016	91.7	63 of 1053	94.0%	★★★★★
2015	89.9	87 of 1067	91.8%	★★★★★
2013	80.7	160 of 1106	85.5%	★★★★☆
2012	83.1	123 of 1097	88.8%	★★★★☆
2011	75.9	203 of 1092	81.4%	★★★★☆
2010	81.7	139 of 1088	87.2%	★★★★☆
2009	74.6	219 of 1072	79.6%	★★★★☆
2008	72.1	262 of 1067	75.4%	★★★★☆
2007	72.4	246 of 1069	77.0%	★★★★☆
2006	77.3	180 of 1051	82.9%	★★★★☆
2005	86.7	103 of 1031	90.0%	★★★★★
2004	77.8	178 of 1026	82.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	91.2	11 of 326	96.6%	★★★★★
2025	64.8	76 of 303	74.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	80.0	181 of 1020	82.3%	★★★★☆
2025	75.3	244 of 1092	77.7%	★★★★☆
2024	83.7	154 of 1093	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	84.4	145 of 1094	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	86.7	130 of 1100	88.2%	★★★★☆
2021	79.0	179 of 1008	82.2%	★★★★☆
2019	81.8	168 of 1068	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	83.1	137 of 1004	86.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	63.0	182 of 649	72.0%	★★★★☆
2025	61.0	233 of 659	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	83.3	64 of 651	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	84.3	54 of 633	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	84.4	57 of 694	91.8%	★★★★★
2021	90.2	20 of 501	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	64.0	208 of 697	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	54.2	219 of 540	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	65.1	300 of 1008	70.2%	★★★★☆
2025	56.0	415 of 1013	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.1	352 of 1024	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	83.9	82 of 1013	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	72.1	181 of 1019	82.2%	★★★★☆
2021	81.1	80 of 854	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	68.4	231 of 979	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	68.3	192 of 835	77.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	84.4	161 of 1059	84.8%	★★★★☆
2025	73.0	258 of 1098	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	81.0	198 of 1099	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	78.7	208 of 1099	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	83.0	170 of 1113	84.7%	★★★★☆
2021	86.4	135 of 1025	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	85.1	142 of 1075	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	81.9	161 of 999	83.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	57.1	156 of 432	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	29.3	283 of 363	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.5	194 of 339	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	96.9	4 of 158	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	66.9	129 of 566	77.2%	★★★★☆
2018	64.4	154 of 637	75.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	77.6	168 of 901	81.4%	★★★★☆
2025	73.9	238 of 1007	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	83.1	143 of 1009	85.8%	★★★★☆
2023	74.4	254 of 1011	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	80.4	178 of 1031	82.7%	★★★★☆
2021	77.4	182 of 943	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	87.3	78 of 1027	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	83.6	97 of 833	88.4%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2026)97th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2026)85th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)82nd percentile~ school

White (2026)81st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)72nd percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)70th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2026)64th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts66%+14 vs state

Math65%+21 vs state

Science57%+6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				WCAS Science (2026)		SBAC English Language Arts (2026)				SBAC Math (2026)				Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WCAS Science 5th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 3rd Grade	SBAC Math 4th Grade	SBAC Math 5th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Grass Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	28700 191st Place SE	Kent	98042	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 373-7661	337	21	15.7	34.4%	187 (55.5%)	15 (4.5%)	64 (19.0%)	39 (11.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	28 (8.3%)	79.3	226^th of 1138 public elementary schools	80.1%		74.2	269^th of 1160 public elementary schools	76.8%	43	57.1	57.1	69.6	71.6	59.2	66.5	73.2	66.7	56.0	64.5	90.7%	4.7%	$20,745	$485	$20,260
Jenkins Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	26915 186th Ave SE	Covington	98042	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 373-7331	340	24	14.2	58.8%	142 (41.8%)	22 (6.5%)	85 (25.0%)	43 (12.6%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	44 (12.9%)	14.1	975^th of 1138 public elementary schools	14.3%		24.4	919^th of 1160 public elementary schools	20.8%	56	28.0	28.0	25.9	25.9	26.0	25.9	30.5	39.7	16.0	29.3	82.8%	3.4%	$24,544	$1,167	$23,377
Cedar Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	26500 Timberlane Way SE	Covington	98042	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 373-7649	318	21	15.0	42.8%	139 (43.7%)	22 (6.9%)	79 (24.8%)	41 (12.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (10.7%)	23.3	874^th of 1138 public elementary schools	23.2%		22.3	943^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	18.7%	69	45.2	45.2	33.3	43.9	35.7	37.4	29.2	34.2	19.5	27.7	81.8%	13.6%	$26,345	$570	$25,775
Crestwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	25225 180th Ave SE	Covington	98042	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 373-7634	386	25	15.4	38.9%	177 (45.9%)	40 (10.4%)	51 (13.2%)	55 (14.2%)	4 (1.0%)	7 (1.8%)	52 (13.5%)	56.6	468^th of 1138 public elementary schools	58.9%		62.6	403^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	65.3%	65	55.2	55.2	47.1	55.7	50.9	51.1	52.9	60.7	37.3	50.5	88.7%	5.7%	$21,731	$485	$21,246
Lake View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16401 SE 318th St	Auburn	98092	King County	Auburn School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 931-4830	413	26	15.9	49.9%	232 (56.2%)	21 (5.1%)	94 (22.8%)	18 (4.4%)	4 (1.0%)	18 (4.4%)	26 (6.3%)	47.6	576^th of 1138 public elementary schools	49.4%		45.7	605^th of 1160 public elementary schools	47.8%	29	43.9	43.9	52.1	43.3	50.0	48.7	52.1	48.3	37.9	46.6	74.5%	18.2%	$20,940	$156	$20,784
Sawyer Woods Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	31135 228th Ave SE	Black Diamond	98010	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 373-7750	303	18	17.1	29.0%	160 (52.8%)	20 (6.6%)	45 (14.9%)	44 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	30 (9.9%)	71.8	298^th of 1138 public elementary schools	73.8%		72.1	293^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	74.7%	5	62.8	62.8	48.3	60.5	58.8	55.2	60.0	62.8	66.7	63.0	83.7%	6.1%	$20,750	$488	$20,263
Covington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	25811 156TH Ave SE	Covington	98042	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 373-7652	456	30	15.3	52.0%	164 (36.0%)	50 (11.0%)	107 (23.5%)	101 (22.1%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	29 (6.4%)	60.8	419^th of 1138 public elementary schools	63.2%		47.7	583^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	49.7%	164	54.7	54.7	53.6	47.9	51.6	51.0	65.2	56.3	44.4	55.7	77.6%	1.7%	$23,123	$1,104	$22,019
Glacier Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	23700 SE 280th Street	Maple Valley	98038	King County	Tahoma School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 413-3700	803	46	17.6	19.6%	378 (47.1%)	36 (4.5%)	101 (12.6%)	221 (27.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (8.1%)	83.4	187^th of 1138 public elementary schools	83.6%		85.4	164^th of 1160 public elementary schools	85.9%	23	69.5	69.5	69.1	59.7	66.7	64.9	69.8	66.0	63.6	66.4	90.7%	7.2%	$19,548	$461	$19,088
Horizon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	27641 144th Ave SE	Kent	98042	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 373-7313	408	22	18.8	57.8%	135 (33.1%)	62 (15.2%)	79 (19.4%)	89 (21.8%)	4 (1.0%)	14 (3.4%)	25 (6.1%)	29.9	790^th of 1138 public elementary schools	30.6%		30.8	816^th of 1160 public elementary schools	29.7%	26	41.9	41.9	29.5	44.1	43.8	39.4	25.0	49.2	30.1	34.4	72.5%	10.1%	$21,527	$1,038	$20,489
Lake Wilderness Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	24216 Witte Road SE	Maple Valley	98038	King County	Tahoma School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 413-3500	923	49	19.0	21.1%	485 (52.5%)	33 (3.6%)	124 (13.4%)	176 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	102 (11.1%)	89.7	114^th of 1138 public elementary schools	90.0%		87.5	135^th of 1160 public elementary schools	88.4%	21	76.7	76.7	71.7	70.2	73.6	71.8	77.5	67.4	62.0	69.1	91.4%	1.2%	$21,107	$331	$20,777

Frequently Asked Questions about Grass Lake Elementary School

What district is Grass Lake Elementary School in?

Kent School District

What schools do graduates of Grass Lake Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Grass Lake Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cedar Heights Middle School
High : Kentlake High School

How many students attend Grass Lake Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 337 students attended Grass Lake Elementary School.

Is Grass Lake Elementary School a good school?

Grass Lake Elementary School ranks 226^th of 1138 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Grass Lake Elementary School?

Students at Grass Lake Elementary School are 55% White, 19% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 4% African American.

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